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bug#41006: 26.3; regular expressions documentation


From: Stefan Kangas
Subject: bug#41006: 26.3; regular expressions documentation
Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 06:31:31 -0400

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

>   > But I think `Regexp Search' should come before
>   > `Regular Expressions'.
>
> To me, what a regular expression consists of
> is logically prior to how to search for one.
> You can't search for one
> unless you can write one.

Having thought about this a bit more, I think you're right.

The most important question to me is why the "Regular Expressions"
chapter does not include documentation on how to use them.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas





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